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State Formation and Nation Building through Education

The Origins and Introduction of the “National Education” Program in Singaporei

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Forging a sense of national identity has been a preoccupation of Singapore’s government for the past four decades. As part of this process, the national education system has been assigned a central role in socializing students into their roles as future citizens. Since Singapore became independent in 1965, various civic and citizenship education programs have been put in place, only to be dismantled later and replaced with yet other programs.

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    Yeow Tong Chia

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Chia, Y.T. (2014). State Formation and Nation Building through Education. In: Williams, J.H. (eds) (Re)Constructing Memory. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-656-1_4

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